BRUSSELS - A car drove at high speed into a group of Belgian carnival performers who were preparing a parade early on Sunday (March 20), killing six people and seriously injuring 10 others, the authorities said, adding that the incident did not appear to be a militant attack. “At this stage, there are no elements to suggest that the attack.
Welcome to Monday, where Mariupol refuses to surrender, Biden will travel to Poland (but not Ukraine), and all passengers are feared dead in a plane crash in southern China. Meanwhile, scientists discover what they say is a new kind of ice.
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Reinhard Krull/EyeEm/Getty Images(STREPY-BRACQUEGNIES, Belgium) A car slammed into about 100 people, killing six, on Sunday morning during a carnival in Strépy-Bracquegnies, Belgium, officials said. At least 37 people were wounded, including 10 with life-threatening injuries, according to Belgium's Interior Ministry. A car driving at a high speed hit a crowd at about 5 a.m. local time, an official said. Two people were found inside the vehicle and arrested for murder; both are from La Louvière, deputy prosecutor Damien Verheyen said at a news conference. No charges have been filed yet. Between 150 and 200 people were gathered for the annual folklore parade when the vehicle appeared, Jacques Gobert, mayor of the nearby town of La Louviere, told Reuters. One member of the carnival troupe described the scene as "horrible," telling Reuters that they "saw bodies flying everywhere." "It was supposed to be a celebration day, but it turned out to be a tragedy,
Welcome to Monday, where Mariupol refuses to surrender, Biden will travel to Poland (but not Ukraine), and all passengers are feared dead in a plane crash in southern China. Meanwhile, scientists discover what they say is a new kind of ice.